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Miscellanea: India and Pakistan: Changing Mindsets
India and Pakistan: Through moments of escalating tension – when on the brink of war we stood – and through quiet days of a serene peace, for fifty-seven years now we come to witness to the phrase `tumultuous relations’. Hasn’t the time for a change come? And while the governments make efforts, we the people too, on an individual and collective level, must reach out beyond the superficial boundaries of borders and establish effective contact with our neighbours.
People-to-people contact is needed to counteract the negative stereotypes of Indians that we Pakistani’s hold, and vice versa. Keeping to this tune, “Youth Initiative for Peace”, a global youth movement united in its efforts to build mutual trust and understanding for sustainable peace by inspiring, empowering and supporting initiatives for social action, has organized a moving art exhibition. Titled `Changing Mindsets: India and Pakistan’, the exhibition shall travel to Lahore, Islamabad, Delhi, Bombay, Chennai, Kodaikanal, Jammu and Kashmir; its first venue being The V.M. Art Gallery in Karachi (December 2004).
The art show aims at encouraging the development of art as a medium of expression, and through exploitation of this expressive potential of various media promoting ideas of tolerance, broad-mindedness and the willingness to be open to change for a better future – a future without prejudices and hatred. Many schools and professional artists nation wide, and across the border, have been invited to paint for peace. All those who wish to join hands in this show of solidarity and desire for peaceful cooperation, just log on to www.youth.intiativeforpeace.org, download the form, fill it in and attach to the artwork you want to submit. All artworks are to be submitted, latest by November 15, 2004 to Paras Art Store or directly to the V.M. Gallery at RangoonWala Hall.
Students of participating schools can simply submit it to their art teachers or regional coordinators. You may register online at www.youth.initiativeforpeace.org or for further information, mail all inquiries to Simple drawings, or in contrast explicit mixed media artwork, photographs, sculptures and lines of poetry are all welcome. As the artist, as the visionary, as the youth of today – and the future of tomorrow – the answer of what to paint lies within you. Rich in artistic diversity, as well as varied opinions and messages, the art show, shall indeed be a collage that captures the essence of the relationship between the two countries - a message of hope emanating from the hearts and minds of those who care.
Something about Food
Food supplies energy to maintain body temperature and activity.
Food is something that brings people together in admiration and celebration.
In many religions, people believe that food cannot be eaten until it is offered to God. In Norway children thank their mother and shake hands with her for the delicious food she has prepared. In many other religions people think that food is a gift.
There are different kinds of food that people consume in the different areas of the world, but there are also many people in the same world dying because of shortage of food, which may be caused by various situations. Disasters such as earthquakes, floods, cyclones cause crops to fail, even plant diseases and human action can cause a great shortage of food.
Facts about food:
• In order of importance the most important food crops in the world are wheat, corn, potatoes and rice.
• The concept of frying food originated in Africa.
• Wheat is the most used grain to make food.
• England’s national drink is tea.
• American adults consume about 400 cups of coffee per year.
• China grows the most wheat in the world.
• The most popular food crop in the world is rice, which is a water crop and grows in paddies.
• The average American eats (64 kg) of potatoes and (1.3 kg) of peanut butter each year.
• Corn originated in the Americas.
• In China scorpions are eaten fried or cooked in a soup.
• In Pakistan cholla is the most common dish, which is eaten by a lot of people.
Contributed by Hina Zaheer
Inter–School Declamation Contest
The Third Inter–School Declamation Contest was held at Shahwilayat Public School recently. Nine O’ Level schools of Karachi, namely Convent of Jesus and Mary, Generations School, Foundation Public School, The City School – PAF Chapter, Jaffar Public School, D.H.A Public School, Dawood Public School, Happy Home School and Beaconhouse School System, participated. Students of the host school were non contesting participants.
Mrs. Rubina Naqvi, Senior Programme Manager, Teachers Resource Centre (TRC) was the chief guest. Zarah Ilyas of Convent of Jesus and Mary won the English contest. The topic of her speech was “Character and not wealth makes a man successful”. Winner for the Urdu contest was Yousuf Hussain of D.H.A Public School. He spoke on the topic Hum to sharminda hain is dour kay insaan hokar.
Good Advice
If you want FRIENDS be FRIENDLY.
If you want JUSITICE be FAIR.
If you want LOVE be LOVING.
If you want to be GREAT be SIMPLE.
If you want to be RESPECTED be RESPECTFUL.
If you want CONSIDERATION be CONSIDERATE.
If you want to be POPULAR be HONEST.
If you want to be STRONG be HELPFUL.
If you want to be HAPPY be SINCERE.
If you want to be SUCCESSFUL be CONFIDENT.
If you want to be BEAUTIFUL be CHEERFUL.
If you want to be GRACEFUL be COURTEOUS.
If you want to be RIGHT be TRUE TO YOURSELF AND PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
Contributed by Azra Ashraf
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